1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–6 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Gene Corum (4th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	No. 9 Navy*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–51	35,000	^[1]
September 28	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–0	7,000	^[2]
October 5	Oregon*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–35	24,000	^[3]
October 12	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 20–16	11,500	^[4]
October 19	No. 3 Pittsburgh*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 10–13	31,000	^[5]
October 26	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 9–20	45,750	^[6]
November 2	at George Washington	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	W 20–16	8,000	^[7]
November 9	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 13–15	22,000	^[8]
November 16	VPI	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 3–28	15,000	^[9]
November 28	Furman	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 38–7	5,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Middies riddle West Virginia". The Huntsville Times. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia gets 34–0 victory over Boston U." The Greenville News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ducks dump Mountaineers". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 4, sports.
^ "West Virginia rally beats Indians, 20–16". The Progress-Index. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pitt avoids upset by WVU, wins, 13–10, with late score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Weber nets TD as Penn State defeats Mounts". Reading Eagle. UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 33.
^ "West Va. stops GW 20–16". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Syracuse tops W. Va. on late field goal". The Progress-Index. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Onside kick starts Va. Tech toward 28–3 rout of W. Va". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia ends with 38–7 win". Beckley Post-Herald. November 29, 1963. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1963 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".

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